Who's back? Who's not?

[mooby]

I pray that we won't go out and spend shitloads of money in free agency again. I would like to see Nate Clements here, but not for a huge contract that gives him more than he's worth. I don't even know what we are gonna do with our defense, it has a lot of holes that we can't fix in one year.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by mooby

I pray that we won't go out and spend shitloads of money in free agency again. I would like to see Nate Clements here, but not for a huge contract that gives him more than he's worth. I don't even know what we are gonna do with our defense, it has a lot of holes that we can't fix in one year.

They fixed it in one year after 2003.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

They fixed it in one year after 2003.

And how did that work out for us? Is our defense amongst the elite this year? Hell, is our defense even amongst the good this year?

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by mooby

And how did that work out for us? Is our defense amongst the elite this year? Hell, is our defense even amongst the good this year?

In 2004 it worked very well and yes the defense was elite. The point was that it can be done.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

They fixed it in one year after 2003.

as much as it pains me, i agree. i think with some tinkering, this defense can be very good again. i think marshall is the key. can he go back to 2005 form, or was he just playing over his head? and bringing clements here is the move i would make in free agency

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by dmek25

as much as it pains me, i agree. i think with some tinkering, this defense can be very good again. i think marshall is the key. can he go back to 2005 form, or was he just playing over his head? and bringing clements here is the move i would make in free agency

Marshall did an admirable job in the middle in 05, but he's a smaller outside linebacker playing out of position. No reason we shouldn't address the middle through free agency and let Lemar start the season on the weakside until Rocky is outplaying him. Worst case scenario, we get solid depth at 3 positions with just one signing.

To fix the defense in one season, we must maximize our existing versitility, something we have struggled to do in the past.

[vaoutlaws2006]

Originally Posted by dmek25

as much as it pains me, i agree. i think with some tinkering, this defense can be very good again. i think marshall is the key. can he go back to 2005 form, or was he just playing over his head? and bringing clements here is the move i would make in free agency

reality check time...marshall was playing over his head. i am a little apprehensive about free agency...everytime we go that route this damn thing seems to blow up in our face. see 2000 season and 2006 season if you have any questions about that.